Negangards Corner, Indiana

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Negangards Corner, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Negangards Corner
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Negangards Corner
Coordinates: 39°11′28″N85°05′41″W / 39.19111°N 85.09472°W / 39.19111; -85.09472
Country United States
State Indiana
County Ripley
Township Franklin
Elevation
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1,004 ft (306 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47031
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID439984 [1]

Negangards Corner is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Negangards Corner had its start when a general store opened at the town site. [2] An old variant name of the community was called North Hogan. [3]

A post office opened under the name North Hogan in 1844, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1877. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Negangards Corner, Indiana
  2. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  234. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. This village developed around a general store...
  3. ↑ "USGS detail on Negangards Corner - Variant Citation" . Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ripley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
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